Chapter 132 It Wasn't Her Who Made the Final Call

Jiang Xilin was indeed in the car. When Shen Congyu got in, he was still in a meeting on his tablet and glanced at her.

Chen Congyu fell silent, moved more quietly, and sat at the very edge.

Afraid of revealing any movement or corner.

Obviously Jiang Xilin had explained the original case before, without saying much, and the original case knew where to go.

Chen Congyu could only sit and wait.

After nearly ten minutes, Jiang Xilin finished the meeting. He put the tablet aside and pinched his eyebrows twice. "Don't you have anything to say?"

Chen Congyu reacted a little late and said, "Is there anything you need me to do tonight?"

Jiang Xilin looked at her without saying a word.

Chen Congyu felt uneasy when seeing this.

She pretended to be stupid, knowing in her heart that Jiang Xilin was waiting for her to say something, but she didn't say it.

"I thought you came here specially to ask me to do something, just like before."

Jiang Xilin asked calmly, "Besides that, you don't need to see me?"

Chen Congyu said, "I've been very busy recently. My team leader was hospitalized for an accident and is on long vacation. He temporarily added me to a new project, so I haven't had much time for more than a week."

The reason is very good.

The team leader does have something to do, she is indeed very busy with the new project.

Jiang Xilin suddenly said, "I thought you were looking for an excuse to avoid me."

Chen Congyu stopped talking.

Jiang Xilin asked again: "If you are always so busy in the future, won't I have to accommodate your schedule?"

Speaking of the future, Chen Congyu thought of his upcoming engagement with Duan Ke.

She wanted to say something, but under his gaze, she couldn't find the position to speak.

So Jiang Xilin thought that her evasive look meant that she was hiding something, otherwise, based on her personality, she would not listen so quietly without saying a word.

After a stiff silence, Jiang Xilin broke it coldly and asked her, "Are you waiting for me to ask about your situation?"

"No, it's really because I don't have time recently."

This doesn't sound very convincing anymore.

Jiang Xilin obviously didn't believe it.

Although Chen Congyu got off work half an hour late, there was still a traffic jam on the road. The vehicles were moving slowly. The long string of red taillights in front and the stop-and-go state were annoying.

The driver, Yuan An, felt the atmosphere in the car gradually becoming suffocating and couldn't help but look in the rearview mirror.

Even though Jiang Xilin didn't press the issue any further, his indifferent profile and the regular tapping of his fingertips indicated that he was waiting for Chen Congyu to continue speaking.

Chen Congyu couldn't stand this kind of atmosphere.

If she had kept calm and kept silent, the matter would not have been resolved.

In the end, she was defeated.

"I'm really busy recently, but part of the reason is that I don't know how to face you," Chen Congyu said with difficulty: "Are you getting engaged?"

Jiang Xilin stopped what he was doing and asked, "Who told you that?"

Chen Congyu: "It doesn't seem to matter who told me this. This is true, right?"

"Are you surprised that this day would come?"

Shen Congyu shook his head.

"I'm not surprised. I knew you would get engaged sooner or later. I could convince myself before that day came, so I didn't need to think too much in advance. I couldn't predict what would happen later."

Having said this, Shen Congyu paused, and then she took a deep breath, "But now this day is coming, and I have to face it."

Jiang Xilin said: "I am not engaged, nor am I single."

“But in that case…” Chen Congyu didn’t know how to explain, and finally said: “Anyway, after you get engaged, we definitely can’t do this anymore.”

Her expression was solemn. After she finished speaking, she raised her face and looked at Jiang Xilin seriously. "Even if you hate me, I hope you will change your approach when the time comes."

It's not like Shen Congyu hasn't said something similar before, that's because she has been thinking about getting rid of Jiang Xilin from the beginning to the end, but this time is different.

This is also what she wanted to express to Jiang Xilin.

The original person in the front seat listened quietly.

Although he had long seen that Shen Congyu was unwilling to stay with Jiang Xilin, this was the first time he heard it with his own ears.

But he thought Shen Congyu's reasons were still untenable.

After all, if you hate her, the more embarrassed you make her, the better.

After they get engaged, wouldn't it be more exciting to let her be the one who doesn't show up in public?

After having this idea, Yuan An quickly jumped out and thought, maybe Chen Congyu was not unaware of this, she just wanted to find an opportunity to end it.

Jiang Xilin asked her in return: "Do you think there is anything else I need from you?"

Chen Congyu was speechless for a few seconds, then said weakly, "Then how far do you want to go before you're satisfied?"

From beginning to end, she needs a deadline.

Only with a deadline does she have hope.

"At least not yet," Jiang Xilin answered coldly, and added: "I don't think I'll be satisfied by the time we get engaged."

Chen Congyu said every word seriously, "Miss Duan looks like she is looking forward to the day of getting engaged to you."

Jiang Xilin: "Did she tell you?"

"Even if she doesn't tell me, I will know it sooner or later."

"Then you should also know that what's going on between us isn't over just because you say so."

He looked at her calmly, and the calmer he was, the more unpredictable he became.

Said: "As long as I don't say it's over, no matter how many excuses I find, it's useless."

Chen Congyu pinched his palm unconsciously.

She and Jiang Xilin looked at each other silently, and were defeated first.

She lowered her head, and her hair fell, obscuring her expression.

In the end, Chen Congyu still didn't know what Jiang Xilin was going to take her tonight. He later asked Yuan An to find a place to drop her off in the car.

Watching his car disappear before his eyes, Shen Congyu couldn't say he felt relieved.

I always feel that after talking to Jiang Xilin, my heart becomes heavier.

She looked at the traffic and sighed, thinking about Jiang Xilin's words that it was not over just because she said it was over. Was he reminding her that she had the ability to make the decision back then, but now it was no longer up to her.

…

At around seven o'clock, Duan Ke had just returned to her room after finishing her makeup when her aunt knocked on the door and said Jiang Xilin was there.

Duan Ke was delighted and changed his coat and went downstairs.

Jiang Xilin was talking to Duan's father. When he saw her, he said he wanted to talk to her alone.

Mr. Duan was naturally happy and pleased to see the good side of their relationship, so he gave them some space.

Duan Ke walked towards Jiang Xilin with a smile, asked Auntie to pour some water, and asked, "Why did you suddenly think of coming here? I almost missed it. I just got home."

She wanted to share her itinerary for the day with Jiang Xilin, but Jiang Xilin took a sip of water and had no intention of continuing the conversation.

Duan Ke looked at him, waiting for him to speak.

"What did you think when your uncle and aunt talked about engagement last time?"

Hearing Jiang Xilin's question, Duan Ke suppressed his joy and said calmly: "They have always wanted to arrange it this way, but this is still a matter between the two of us. As for me, I will still listen to your arrangements."

"So, you thought about it too?"